Do not eat your veggies — if they are grown in your front yard, Miami Shores says

www.miamiherald.com ^ | 12/12/2017 | By LINDA ROBERTSON

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I’d plant some nice kudzu.

[Moonman62]

I can’t believe they didn’t know the rules going in. Their option is to get the ordinance changed. Doubt that’s possible.

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Probably not. Miami Shores is fairly well kept and it’s nice to have an island of civilization in crappy Miami.

[Moonman62]

“That’s what government does – interferes in people’s lives,” Ricketts said. “We had that garden for 17 years. We ate fresh meals every day from that garden. Since the village stepped its big foot in it, they have ruined our garden and my health.”

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Stop whining and buy some hydroponic equipment. It would be a lot cheaper and less stressful than running this all the way up to the Supreme Court and losing.

[Red Badger]

They were there BEFORE the ordinance was amended in 2013.................

[Red Badger]

South Florida has all kinds of invasive species besides kudzu.

Some are even worse.....................

[heartwood]

Broccoli, cauliflower. You can eat pea and bean flowers, you can eat squash flowers. Chive flowers.

Also some ornamental flowers are edible - roses, dianthus, nasturtium, borage.

Now that couple has an unsightly yard with those plastic covered pots and stakes. But if they are allowed to grow fig and banana trees, roses and morning glories in those pots, let them have their pole beans and tomatoes.

[miss marmelstein]

Yup. I had a neighbor who turned her front yard into a vegetable/fruit garden. Utterly beautiful. Her neighbors on both sides of her hated it and the local council shut it down.

There’s a reason Pa Ingalls in the Little House books keeps moving further west.

[Keyhopper]

Pineapples do well in soflo.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Know of any other ‘flowers’ that are edible?....”

Dandelions for wine and salads!

[DesertRhino]

“There’s a reason Pa Ingalls in the Little House books keeps moving further west.”

THIS

[Texan5]

There is a very good reason I choose to continue living the same way I grew up-in a rural area with all the other preppers, old hippies and off-griders-the more remote the better-people do as they please, grow their own food and mind their own damn business unless asked for help by a neighbor. No way would I live in place where I was expected to “conform”-not a good trade-off just to have la-de-da neighbors and a few conveniences close-but that is just my choice...

[napscoordinator]

We just received a letter from the HOA saying that our monthly is going up to 95.00 a month. We are like for what? lol. Actually they do provide security for the gates and patrol and 3 pools with clubhouses, but after that we don’t get much else for it. I know of some HOAs that offer cable and internet....I’d be all over that.

[lastchance]

The district court erred. There can be no doubt that under Florida statute, "“Florida-friendly landscaping” means quality landscapes that conserve water, protect the environment, are adaptable to local conditions, and are drought tolerant. The principles of such landscaping include planting the right plant in the right place, efficient watering, appropriate fertilization, mulching, attraction of wildlife, responsible management of yard pests, recycling yard waste, reduction of stormwater runoff, and waterfront protection. Additional components include practices such as landscape planning and design, soil analysis, the appropriate use of solid waste compost, minimizing the use of irrigation, and proper maintenance." There is nothing in there that states a vegetable, fruit garden does not meet that definition. In addition, "(c) A local government ordinance may not prohibit or be enforced so as to prohibit any property owner from implementing Florida-friendly landscaping on his or her land." Nothing allows the government to decide where on the property a Florida friendly yard can be established. The judge is a jackthug.

[frog in a pot]

The district court erred...

See this from the language you cite:
The principles of such landscaping include planting the right plant in the right place...

Suspect the court found the village did not abuse its authority to define the right plant and the right place.

[Glenmore]

Sure glad nobody cares out in the county in NE Texas. Heck, I can even shoot wild pigs in my yard.

[bgill]

Avocadoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peas, pumpkins, squash, string beans and tomatoes are fruits.

Plant an olive tree and confuse the busybodies even more.

[bgill]

Many parts of the pine tree are edible.

[bgill]

Line the sidewalk with giant sunflowers so their house can’t be seen.

[combat_boots]

Ewell!!!!

You have returned!!!!

[bgill]

Ha, plant the whole yard with dandelions and within a year every yard in the neighborhood will be infested. That’s really upset the homeowners when their yardmen start charging more.